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Scientific Name
Asimina triloba
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
pawpaw
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderMagnolianae
OrderMagnoliales
FamilyAnnonaceae
GenusAsimina
SpeciesAsimina triloba
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: BioBlitz, 1997-Chain Bridge Flats;Cranberry Meadows, 1997;Bartgis, 1993;Bilton, 1991 Everson, 1996; Maxon, 1935;Terrell, 1970;Wiegand, 2001; Wiegand, 2001b;
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
see comments; Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Wiegand, 2001b: Listed in the District of Columbia as "watch list" or otherwise uncommon;
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
10
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
7/10/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Terrell, 1970: Abundant in low woods. Fl. Late April-early May. Cranberry Meadows, 1997: Common, Bridge Flats below Chain Bridge. BioBlitz, 1997-Chain Bridge Flats: Mile Post 4 to AZ Ave on flats, woods, riverside, Warren Steiner, Jil Swearingen, Larry Morse; nice, uninvaded floodplain forest. Wiegand, 2001b: An uncommon plant species occurring in rich floodplain forest on slightly elevated terraces above the river between the C&O Canal and the more open, scoured bedrock. Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) occurs throughout the floodplain forest in this area, although it is not as abundant as it is further upriver. 2 sites found. A watch list (and otherwise uncommon) plant species known to occur within the District of Columbia portion of LOCO (along the C&O Canal NHP and Potomac River from the Maryland line to Key Bridge, Washington, D.C.), Park Species Data Source: BioBlitz, 1997-Chain Bridge Flats;Cranberry Meadows, 1997;Bartgis, 1993;Bilton, 1991-Ferry Hill;Everson, 1996;Maxon, 1935;Terrell, 1970;Wiegand, 2001;Wiegand, 2001b;
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